The Portland daily press., 1887-10-05
MUCH WATER THROWN.
Bath Dedicates Her Waterworks with
Many. Gay FIrennen.
Portland Number Brings Home
Silver Prize.
The Great and Useful Work that has
Been Done for a Near City.


DAlh, Oct. 4.-Ine nrc muster Dy which
Bath today celebrated the completion of her
water system has been one of the largest
ever held in the State. The occasion was
worthy Of the great task which has been
completed. Work was begun about year
ago, the task being to bring the water from
Brunswick Plains, four miles from the city,
by mains which run under New Meadows
river A clear pond fed by springs gives the
purest water. Filter pipes laid on the bot
tom of the pond under layer of sand and
gravel insure still further the purity of the
water. From this pond the water is forced
to the city, four miles distant, by pumps.
Since the first of the spring the work of lay
Ing the pipes in the streets of the city has
been going on. The great amount of drill
ing and blasting necessary has made the
work unusually difficult and expensive. !
Today the assemblage of firemen was
worthy the occasion. Business in the city
was suspended and people flocked in from
the neighboring towns, many coming by
steamer from along the Kennebec, 1t is es-
timated that there were many more than
thousand brightly uniformed firemen in line
There were three divisions to the procession
which was made up as follows, under the
direction of Chief Marshal Fritz III. Twitch-
ell, and his aids, A. o. Stetson, W. G. Web
Der, w. w. Pendexter, A. II. Shaw, Joseph
Torrey, G. c. Larrabee, A. II. Ssetson,
Amory r. Houghton, f. B. Torrey, Jr., and
E. Drake.
First Division.
Platoon of Police
brigade band, Lewiston, Prof johnson leader,
Long Reach S. f. E. Co., No. 2, Bath. 20 men.
Geo. K. Williams, Foreman.
Dlrgo Hand Engine, Ellsworth, 100 men.
Androscoggin HARD 81 Engine Company, Topsham
Gen; Berry Hose Co., Rockland, 20 men.
6dIlbnsln continental Hose Co., Gardiner, 80 men.
kennebee Hand Engine, Bath, 80 men.
Second Division.
Clark's Band, Damariscotta, 20 pieces.
Massasoit Hand Engine Co., DamarlscOtta, 80
men,
Excelsior Hand Engine Co.. Auburn, so men.
Alert Hose Co., Gardiner 16 men.
Pumgustuk Hand Engine c., of Yarmouth, 80
men.
Niagara Hand Engine Co., Brunswick, rs men.
hehneDec Hand Engine Co., Brunswick, 75 men.
Third DiUtsion.
X. ID. Counce Hand Engine Co., Thomaston, 60
. men.
Gen. Bates Hand Engine Co., Lisbon Falls 40
Washington Hand Engine, Belfast, rs men.
Randolph Band.
decla hand Engine Co., Randolph, 80 men.
Eagle Hose Co.. Gardiner, 16 men,
Steamer No. 2, Portland. 20 men.
M,n,sts,sd steamer M kennebec, No 8. Bath, 20 men.
millidture HAND Engine. manned by Orphans
Home Children.
Fourth Division
Carriages containing Mayor Wakefield and the
Members OF the City Council represent
r ing the City Government.
treasurer Nudge of the Bath Water SupnIv N
and party, representing the Company.
Invited Guests.
Engineers of Visiting Fire Departments
Committee of Citizens on Muster
After the parade. which began at little
past 10 O'Clock, there was banquet at the
Alameda Rink, where covers were laid for
HOO.
AT the close of the banquet come the con-
test for the prizes. The entries were three
steamers, eleven hand engines and three
hose carriages. The trial between the steam
ers and hand engines was an exciting one
The trial of steamers and hose carriage
races took place in Washington street and
the hand engines ON Frost street, near the
common.
Portland No. 2, the only steamer entered
from out of town, took the first prize, tine
$50 silver water pitcher. Portland No. 2 also
played in the sweepstakes, with the home
companies in whichILong Reach, No. 2, won,
playing 243 feet.
OF the first class hand engines, of which
there were seven entries, Niagara of Bruns-
wick. took the first prize, $50 water set. The
Niagara played 1S9 feet and inches. Dlrigo,
of Ellsworth, took the second prize, a $40
trumpet, by playing 182 feet inches. In
the second class hand engines there were five
entries. Androscoggin of Topsham, took
the first prize, the $50 water set, playing 1888
feet inches. The Excelsior of Auburn,
took the second prize. the $40 silver trumpet,
playing 172 feet inches.
In the hose carriage contest, two hundred
yards, the Eagle Company of Gardiner, took
the first prize OF a $50 squirting pipe. The
time was Az seconds. The Alerts, also of
Gardiner, secured the second prize, the S35
squirting pipe. The time was As seconds.
After the engines had finished playing the
hydrants were tried, and this test showed
that Bath willnot in future have to depend
on engines alone.
A grand ball at the Alameda tonight closed
the occasion.
Mayor Wakefield is very happy man to-
night 1t is largely through his perseverance
and faith in Baths future that this work
has been carried through